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Zapotec writing

writing system of Oaxaca
Intangible writing_system Q11681575
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Summary

Zapotec writing is a writing system[1].

Key Facts

  • Instance of: logosyllabary[2], natural writing system[3], unicase alphabet[4], undeciphered writing system[5]
  • Location: Oaxaca[6]
  • Language of work or name: Zapotecan[7]
  • Inception: 500 BC[8]
  • End time: 900[9]
  • Script directionality: top-to-bottom[10]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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